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v An era of small kingdoms started in the post-Mauryan period.
v The Indo-Greeks came from Central Asia and conquered a large part of India.
v The Indo-Greeks influenced many aspects of Indian way of life.
v The Shakas were a nomadic tribe, who contributed to India’s progress significantly.
v The Kushanas were a branch of the Yeuh-Chi tribe of China.
v Kanishka was the greatest Kushana ruler and was a great patron of art, sculpture, literature and science.
v Buddhism spread to Central Asia extensively.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. ____________ is known as the Milinda in Buddhist text.
(a) Kanishka (b) Rudradaman (c) Menander
2. Shakas were nomadic tribe of ____________ .
(a) Central Asia (b) West Europe (c) North Asia
3. ____________ school of art showed Buddha with curly hair.
(a) Mathura (b) Gandhara (c) both of these
4. ____________ system of medicine was practised by the Greeks.
(a) Ayurveda (b) Unani (c) none of these
5. The Shaka calendar is 78 years behind ____________ calendar.
(a) Christian (b) Vikram Samvat (c) both of these
6. The Jataka Tales were written during ____________ rule.
(a) Kanishka (b) Rudradaman (c) none of these
7. Bamiyan is located in ____________ .
(a) Iran (b) Afghanistan (c) India
8. ____________ was a Chinese traveller.
(a) Fa-Hein (b) Ashwaghosh (c) Kanishka

B. Name any two :
1. invaders from the north-west : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
2. schools of art : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
3. kingdoms of the Shakas : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
4. countries conquered by Kanishka : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
5. famous Buddhist scholars : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
6. famous Chinese pilgrims : (a) ____________ (b) ____________

C. Fill in the blanks with help from the box :
Demetrius II, Rudradaman, Mathura, Kanishka, China, Gandhara
1. The Indo-Greeks attacked under the command of ____________ .
2. The ____________ school of art was Greek in form and Indian in spirit.
3. The ____________ school of art was Indian both in form and spirit.
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